One favorite vacation spot is the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian Islands offer a rich and varied environment with many marvelous and amazing features. One may see pristine beaches bordered by clear blue waters, snow capped mountains, volcanoes and their lava flows, tropical forests and beautiful waterfalls. It is the very essence of paradise punctuated with fresh fruit and umbrella garnished cocktails far removed from my everyday routine. Oahu, Hawaii and Maui are the islands most frequented by visitors and the three largest islands in the state.

The Oahu, the main island, is where most people come when heading to Hawaii. It is home to the state’s capitol city Honolulu, and where seventy-five percent of all of the state’s inhabitants reside. It is also home to some of the top beaches not only of the state but the world. The world famous Waikiki Beach, near the zoo and home to many of hotels is where most people destined to Hawaii tend to stay, it was a also a retreat for Hawaiian Royalty in the 1880s. There are nine top beaches on the island which includes Hanauma Bay, Waikīkī Beach, Kailua Beach, Lanikai Beach, Waimanalo Beach, Ala Moana Beach, Sunset Beach, Waimea Bay and Sandy Beach. All of these beaches feature clear blue water and fine sands a perfect accent to any paradise, with ample palm and coconut trees providing shade from the sun. There are many other attractions that one can see when visiting the island, The USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor is a popular attraction as well as the Dole Pineapple plantation in the middle of the island. Hawaii’s big island is a favorite, seeing the lava flow at Kilauea volcano in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is simply amazing. Being able to observe the process that led to the formation of the islands is truly remarkable. Also visiting Mauna Kea, which is the world’s tallest mountain (as measured from the ocean floor). Mauna Kea’s snow capped peak and perilous...

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Hawaii is made out of a lot of island, if you include every single islands, there will be 137 islands in total. It has a warm tropical climate and it’s in the southwest of the Pacific Ocean. There are volcanoes too. Hawaii is a state that attracts tourists because of its national parks, underwater world, and geography. For these reasons, Hawaii is one of the most desired places of travel. There are six main islands in Hawaii that anyone can visit. They are Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and the Big Island of Hawaii. The capital of Hawaii is Honolulu. They are beautiful. The sea is so beautiful.
The sea was blue and a little bit green. The waves gently crashed along the shore and pulled themselves closer and closer. The water was cool and refreshing. Under the clear Hawaiian waters exist a whole world in itself. Many different fish inhabit the colorful coral. Humuhumunukunukuapua'a is Hawaii's state fish. There are also a lot of fun activities. Snorkeling is one of the activities I love the most. There are lots of cute small fishes underwater dancing on coral reef. Everything is just so great.
After that trip, I feel like that I'm more open. My heart was like the sea, so big. Everything felt like on my side....

...Spring 2011
ParadiseVacations
Statement of the problem
Tour operators are the organizers and providers of package holidays. They make arrangements and contracts with hoteliers, airlines, and other suppliers, and then promote and sell those assembled travel packages, usually through travel agents.
Travel agents give advice and sell the bookings for a number of tour operators. Agents can also sell the individual supplier components (e.g. flights, ferry bookings, car hire, etc...) for those who travel independently.
VacationsParadise the leader tour operator in Quebec, is trying to figure out some marketing strategies to counter the competition that brings FunTours with its intention to expand into Québec.
Should ParadiseVacations adapt its prices to meet the circumstances of the Quebec market?
Should the company lower its prices by a means of price war that would outlast FunTours, and drive them to stay the shortest possible in Quebec market?
Should ParadiseVacations lunch a new airline to make the price war viable?
Or ParadiseVacations should sell it packages exclusively to internet distributors and bridge the travel agents?
Should the company differentiate its products by adding other destinations less developed destinations to its portfolio?
Swot Analysis
Strength
* Strong relationship with its suppliers,...

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Mauritius is a Tropical Island with two seasons, SUMMER and WINTER, situated in the Indian Ocean near Reunion Island and Madagascar, Mauritius is a hub for various Business of import and export, its key local resources are the tourism, textile, sugar cane and IT. Mauritius get its independence in 1968 and became Republic in 1992.
The island is well known for its natural beauty and of course the legendary bird DODO.Mauritius is a fast developing Island mainly in Hotels and IT business, with its sea, sun and white sandy beaches tourist always say its ParadiseISLAND.
The most widely-spoken language of the country is Mauritian Creole and our national language is English but speak French fluently and some talk also Hindi, urdu, chinese, tamil and bhojpuri. Mauritius has a high advantage of having Multi Religions and culturals in the Indian Ocean and that’s why people like to come to Mauritius.
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...the company’s competitive strategy for 2008/2009?
* How to respond to FunTours’ expansion and aggressive pricing strategy?
SWOT Analysis: Paradise holds strong buyer power which enables it to bargain for lower price and discount. As market leader and Quebec company, Paradise can promote itself through reminding customer about company hisotry to strength their preference and loyalty . The weakness lands at that Quebec is the only market in Canada; the collapse of one location will damage the entire business. The threat mainly lands at pricing competition from FunTours.
Competitive Analysis and Consumer Analysis: Because Paradise has its main market in Quebec, Benoix is the main competitor. However, the biggest threat comes from FunTours’ expansion currently. The competitive advantage of FunTours is its low pricing strategy. Travelling is has an elastic demand. With price being the most important determination, FunTours' strategy could drive Paradise out of the market. This strategy targets at mid and base segment of the market. It creates threat to the same segments for Paradise, which represent 90% of the revenue. Nonetheless, Quebec is a brand new market where FunTours does not have supplier connections or customer loyalty yet. FunTours serves no premium market where 10% of the revenue comes from for Paradise. Therefore, Paradise can utilize its bargain power with its...

...PARADISEVACATIONS – CASE
Problem Statement
ParadiseVacations, Quebec’s market leader, is faced with an anticipated threat and potential severe competition from FunTours, one of the successful tour operators in Ontario. FunTours is known for its notorious low-price strategy and wants to penetrate into the Quebec market. FunTours has also incorporated an in-house airline of three planes (FunAir). ParadiseVacations’ success is depending on the selection of the most efficient pricing strategy. In addition, it is crucial for ParadiseVacations to decide whether to renegotiate seat allotment with their existing alliance with Benoix Air or to agree to Air India’s offer to lease aircraft to launch its own airline.
Situational Analysis S.W.O.T.
* Strength
* ParadiseVacations established itself as Quebec’s market leader in the tour operating industry. It had 39% market share in Quebec. It maintained a strong leadership position in Quebec market by its’ strong reputation among customers and suppliers and price positioning.
* In addition to ParadiseVacations’ strong market positioning in Quebec’s tour operating industry, ParadiseVacations has strong relationship with both sources of supply. It had...

...Hawaii: ParadiseIsland
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the physical geography, history and culture of Hawaii.
Central Idea: We will see that Hawaii is a special place, by looking at its physical geography, history, and culture.
Introduction
I. What comes to mind when you think of palm trees, beautiful beaches, luaus and hula dances?
A. Hawaii
B. The "Aloha" state.
II. Do you know what aloha means?
A. Aloha is theHawaiian word meaning love.
B. It is also used to say hello or goodbye to visitors.
III. During my visit to Hawaii, I was able to learn a great deal about its geography, history and culture.
IV. Today I will like to share with you some of the geographical, historical and cultural values of Hawaii.
(Transition: Let's start with the physical geography.)
Body
I. Hawaii is the only state made up of islands and islets formed from volcanoes.
A. It is the southernmost state in the United States
1. Located south of the Tropic of Cancer.
2. The only state located in the tropics, and the without territory on the mainland of any continent.
B. Hawaii has eight major islands that are inhabited.
1. Hawaii (known as The Big Island), Oahu (capital city is Honolulu), Maui, Moloka'i, Kaua'i, Lana'i, Ni;ihau, and Kaho'olawe are the eight islands that are inhabited.
2. The remaining 132 islets are uninhabited.
3. Has more than...

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